1971 Map of Union East

About this map

Union serves as the focal point of this 1971 survey, showing the city's eastern expansion and educational infrastructure including the Univ of South Carolina Regional Campus and Sims High Sch. The industrial character of the era is evident at Monarch, where a Settling Basin sits near the Southern railroad line. Moving southeast, the landscape transitions into the wooded stretches of the Sumter National Forest, drained by a network of waterways like Tinker Creek and Gregorys Creek. Local history is well-preserved through numerous rural landmarks, from the Sardis Ch and Beulah Ch to established burial grounds such as Forest Lawn Cem and Rosemont Cem. The map provides a detailed view of the small community of Santuc at the southern edge, illustrating the relationship between small Upstate settlements and the regional rail corridors that once defined South Carolina’s interior economy.